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Little impact felt by HB 2 on UNCW sports

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 13, 2016

The NBA All-Star game, originally set to take place in Charlotte, was the first to go.The NCAA soon followed, removing all postseason tournaments from North Carolina for the 2016-2017 school year, including...

UNCW dominates weekend’s Seahawk Invitational

Calvin Shomaker | Assistant Copy Editor | @cshomaker12 • October 5, 2016

The UNC Wilmington women’s tennis team has looked like a Colonial Athletic Association title contender in its first two tournaments of the fall.Four Seahawks returned to Wilmington with first place trophies...

Lady Seahawks beat Hofstra 4-1 for first CAA win

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • October 2, 2016

UNC Wilmington coach Paul Cairney went into Sunday’s game against Hofstra searching for a breakthrough into the Colonial Athletic Association win column.Coming off Friday’s loss to Northeastern, the...

UNCW club tennis to participate in next weekend’s USTA Invitational

Tamarah Strauss | United States Tennis Association • October 1, 2016

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The United States Tennis Association announced that the UNC Wilmington club tennis team is one of 48 co-ed intramural club tennis teams that will compete at the USTA Tennis On Campus...

CAA Blood Drive brings in donors, needed blood

Tess Rogers | Contributing Writer | @TheSeahawk • October 1, 2016

The 15th annual Colonial Athletic Association Blood Drive took place Thursday in Trask Coliseum.Student-athletes from each of UNC Wilmington’s varsity teams participated in the event. As volunteers,...

Jarl nets lone goal for women’s soccer in 2-1 loss to Northeastern

Brandon Sans | Staff Writer | @bsans10 • September 30, 2016

Less than ideal weather circumstances troubled UNC Wilmington as it dropped Friday’s Colonial Athletic Association match to Northeastern, 2-1.The Seahawks (6-3-2) remain winless in CAA play with the...

Diamond Hawks release 2017 schedule

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer • September 29, 2016

With 32 home games and 13 games against teams that played in the 2016 NCAA Regionals, coach Mark Scalf announced UNC Wilmington’s baseball schedule for the 2017 season on Thursday. "Putting together...

Named permanent coach, Schwier looks to rebuild X-C, T&F

Calvin Shomaker | Assistant Copy Editor | @cshomaker12 • September 27, 2016

UNC Wilmington named Layne Schwier permanent track & field and cross-country head coach Aug. 26 after serving as interim head coach for a year and as an assistant coach for the previous 12.Schwier competed...

World mourns the loss of Jose Fernandez

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer • September 26, 2016

Tragedy shook the baseball world early Sunday morning when it was reported Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez had passed away at age 24. Fernandez and two others, Emilio Macias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero,...

Northeastern drops Volleyhawks in CAA opener

Brandon Sans | Staff Writer @bsans10 • September 23, 2016

UNC Wilmington’s volleyball team kicked off parent weekend with its first Colonial Athletic Association match, losing to Northeastern (11-4, 1-0), three sets to one.The defending CAA champions did not...

Banquet marks the beginning of basketball season at UNCW

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor @iNoahT • September 23, 2016

It’s been six months since the end of UNC Wilmington’s last basketball campaign, but one would never be able to tell it by listening to the school’s boosters.The sense of euphoria that came with...

Hammerheads leaving Wilmington after 20 years

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT • September 22, 2016

Editor's Note: Their transiton to the Premier Developmental League was made official by the Wilmington Hammerheads on Thursday, Sept. 29, a week after this story was published.In a move that had been rumored...